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Name: Crown Me Dead
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By LIV Zander

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The unforgettable, devastating dark fantasy romance duet that has taken BookTok around the world by storm! (Heartstring Duet Book 1) Wed me. Bed me. Slit my throat. Born in dirt, raised in rot, I dig graves for the dead, while the living decay around me. When... Read More

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The unforgettable, devastating dark fantasy romance duet that has taken BookTok around the world by storm! (Heartstring Duet Book 1)

Wed me. Bed me. Slit my throat.

Born in dirt, raised in rot, I dig graves for the dead, while the living decay around me. When my brother coughs blood, he appears. A man too polished for the graveyard, with a bargain too cruel for the light: Seduce the King. Become the Queen. Die. And my brother lives.

Kael is a nightmare of living ruin, the rotting ruler of a festering realm. And Vale is his shadow, the cold architect of my demise. One man needs my heart to beat. The other plans to stop it forever. They think I’m a pawn. But I’m the gravedigger's daughter. And I know exactly where to bury them.

Welcome to the funeral.

Darkly seductive, beautifully written, and deeply emotional, the Heartstring Duet will sweep you away into a world of forbidden desire, deadly intrigue, shocking twists, and impossible choices.

Crown Me Dead is book one of two in the completed dark fantasy romance Heartstring Duet. The world contains deception, mystery, violence, dark elements, and mature content. What this book doesn’t contain is a hero (because villains do it better).

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ISBN: 9780008861506

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback

Imprint: HQ Fiction GB

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Weight: 300g

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